Missouri Farm Bureau Federation Outstanding 4H Youth Specialist Award

Purpose

The Missouri Farm Bureau Federation Outstanding Specialist 4-H Award recognizes outstanding performance by a 4-H youth faculty member. Individuals must be nominated jointly by the county Farm Bureau board and the county extension council.

Award

A representative of the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation presents a symbol of recognition to the recipient.

Eligibility

Regional extension 4-H youth development specialists who have demonstrated outstanding programming for youths and families during the past 18 months and are nominated by the county extension council and the county Farm Bureau board are eligible. You may only receive this award once.

Criteria

Nominees are evaluated on:

Recognized competence in the field of 4-H youth development.

Knowledgeable of the county educational program needs.

Demonstrated leadership and ability to develop and deliver high-quality educational programs for youths and families.

Effectiveness in establishing relationships with the county extension council, county commission, local legislators, county Farm Bureau, agency personnel and community and civic groups.

Nominations and selection

New for 2017 . . . a fully electronic and simplified award process!! Please click the link located in the submission section to name your nominee for this award. Nominations will open on June 1 and are accepted through June 30. Nominators will be directed through a simple form consisting of brief text fields, drop-down selection boxes, and a single 500 character (or less) description of why your nominee is deserving of the award. An individual award nomination involves only 7 brief fields or clicks, and a team award nomination involves only 12 fields or clicks. Note: Nominator name and contact information are not required fields; you may nominate anonymously or self-nominate.

After submission of the nomination form, the nominee will be contacted in early July to complete an electronic application form. Many fields on the application form will auto-populate from the nomination information. The nominee may edit this information and/or complete a single narrative (limit 750 characters) describing their work. A current CV (for faculty awards) is the only requirement with no adaptation necessary to relate to the award. An easy checkbox page will allow the applicant to select the required references, with an option to list two additional references. Applications from nominees are accepted through August 15.

Following the application submission, the references will be contacted in August to complete one checkbox and a single limited text field to support the nomination. So simple!

Nominations are reviewed by the Fellowship and Awards Committee appointed by the vice chancellor for extension and engagement. The committee — composed of representatives of UMEA, Epsilon Sigma Phi, the University of Missouri campuses and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement — makes recommendations to the vice chancellor, who makes the final selection.